Chapter 693: Strategy to Break the Formation

Although Dian Wei's own strength is formidable, it is not enough to stand toe-to-toe with a Limit Douluo; the reason he has such a boost is because of the gauntlets on his left hand.

Tang Chen is different from the others; he has retained his own consciousness because he is helping Tang San of his own volition.

Tang San has promised that he will eventually transform him into a soul, take him to find Bo Saixi, and let him be with Bo Saixi forever.

For this, Tang Chen must help him destroy the Gulei Dynasty.

"A divine artifact? Who are you?" Tang Chen asked as he looked at Dian Wei. He had been fighting Nan Feihuang in the sky the whole time and did not know that all four Elders of his Clear Sky Sect had died at the hands of Dian Wei.

Seeing through Dian Wei's true strength at a glance, he realized the opponent's Domain could cover the Slaughter Domain entirely due to the boost from this divine artifact, which added a destructive attribute to his Domain.

"I am Dian Wei! Tang Chen, prepare to die!" Dian Wei has never been a man of many words. After introducing himself, he flew up and threw a punch; the savage force nearly knocked the Clear Sky Hammer out of Tang Chen's hand.

This is the power of the sub-divine artifact, the Destruction Gauntlets.

In terms of aptitude, Dian Wei is absolutely qualified to inherit the God Position of the God of Destruction, but the God of Destruction is different from the Asura God; he has never thought of giving away his own God Position.

The dream of the God of Destruction is to help the God Realm complete its expansion, assist the God Realm in becoming stronger, and then he wants to become the new God King of the Great God Circle.

However, even if he cannot inherit the God Position of the God of Destruction, it does not prevent Dian Wei from comprehending the power belonging to the Laws of Destruction from the Destruction Gauntlets.

After putting on the Destruction Gauntlets, his Innate Domain, the E Lai Domain, evolved into the Destruction Domain, possessing the might of a god-level domain, which is the only reason he can resist the Slaughter Domain.

At this moment, six-colored rays of light flew over, covering Dian Wei's entire body.

Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda lit up once again, coordinating with Dian Wei's Ninth Soul Skill, Ancient E Lai, causing his strength to suddenly increase by 8.67 times.

A Level 95 Dian Wei, combined with the Destruction Gauntlets, already possessed strength approaching that of a Limit Douluo; now, with an additional 8.67-fold increase, one can imagine just how strong his power is.

It can only be said that as long as they are not fighting in a place of Godly Inheritance, even the three peerless figures of the past would not be a match for the current Dian Wei.

When Dian Wei struck out with a palm, a move called "Dark Clouds Obscuring the Sun," the palm force was as violent as a landslide or a tsunami, drawing upon the power of heaven and earth and merging it with his own black Qi, like dark clouds descending directly.

The moment it struck the Clear Sky Hammer, it not only destroyed the body of the Clear Sky Hammer, but the remaining force also caused Tang Chen's entire arm to explode.

Dian Wei's Halberd technique had long reached the stage where there is no halberd in his hand, no halberd in his heart, and all things are halberds; even without using his martial soul, he could still exert ten-tenths of his combat power.

Tang Chen was horrified; the power of his Clear Sky Hammer was actually inferior to the opponent's pair of bare palms.

Even with a divine artifact protecting his body, this Dian Wei's power was truly terrifying.

"Good, my Han Han is simply a God of War!" Nan Feiling was incredibly excited. Dian Wei had severely injured Tang Chen within two moves; it could be said that this was enough to secure victory. It was a pity that she thought too simply; she saw Tang Chen's severed arm recover quickly, and the Clear Sky Hammer re-condensed.

Not only that, but Lingyuan, whose head had been crushed by Dian Wei, and the Sea Turtle Douluo, whose heart had been crushed, had actually come back to life and entered the battlefield to slaughter once again.

Dugu Bo used his potent poison to dissolve the few Spirit Douluos in front of him into thick liquid. Before they could resurrect, he returned to Xun Yu's side and asked, "Little Xun, these monsters are completely unkillable. What exactly do you plan to do? Although we have the advantage now, if this kind of war of attrition continues, we will collapse sooner or later. After all, compared to those undead, we are all mere flesh and blood."

"To break this formation, one must first understand its essence. The Death Spiral Array is a formation passed down by the Rakshasa God and can also serve as the key to opening the gate to the Rakshasa God's inheritance. Under the distortion and corrosion of the formation, living beings are transformed into wisps of extremely dense Death Qi, gathering into a river that flows toward that abyss craving power—that is, into the body of the Rakshasa God. And the corpses mercilessly devoured by the Death Spiral Array are subjected to a curse of brief resurrection, becoming immortal energy bodies that launch fatal strikes against the living Spirit Masters," Xun Yu said.

"Energy bodies?" Dugu Bo seemed to have caught onto something. "So that's it. This old man understands. In that case, wouldn't my Medusa's Gaze, which can petrify energy, be the exact nemesis of this move?"

Xun Yu nodded. "That is exactly so. But Elder Dugu, your power is still far, far inferior to that of Bibi Dong. Even if you exhausted all your soul power and mental power to cast Medusa's Gaze, how much could you petrify?"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured over his excited mood. That's right, how much could he petrify? He would probably have to fight until his soul bone shattered and he suffered brain death.

He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid that even if he died halfway through, he would be unable to break the formation. That would be troublesome; having lost him, the greatest counter to the Death Spiral Array, the subsequent battle would only be more difficult.

Xun Yu smiled. "Master Dugu, do not be anxious. Everything in the world has a method of restraint, and the Death Spiral Array is no exception. I said before that the original meaning of this formation is to open the gate of inheritance for the Rakshasa God. The eye of this formation is that!"

Xun Yu's finger pointed toward the giant Ghost Eye in the sky.

"This thing is called the Rakshasa Ghost Eye. Originally, Bibi Dong should have stayed inside it, gathering the energy of the dead to achieve the Rakshasa God position; only then would this formation be perfect. But now that she has become a god, the Rakshasa Ghost Eye is empty, containing only endless evil energy to stabilize the formation. Therefore, as long as that place is destroyed, this formation will collapse without being attacked."

Dugu Bo frowned. "But I can feel a massive, god-level power from there. I don't believe that the mere ten-thousand-year-level Medusa soul bone on my body can petrify such a massive power."

"Precisely because of that, I must also set up a grand formation to gather everyone's power onto you. You will only have one chance—a single strike, combined with the power of everyone, to destroy that Rakshasa Ghost Eye in one go. In this way, not only can the opponent's grand formation be broken, but Bibi Dong will also inevitably suffer a backlash and her cultivation will decline," Xun Yu said.

Dugu Bo looked at him and asked, "Using your Eight Gates Golden Lock Array?"

He admitted that Xun Yu's Eight Gates Golden Lock Array was very powerful, especially since he could create an unprecedented formation-within-a-formation to further increase the power of the grand formation.

But no matter how much it is increased, humans are still humans. Can they shake the power of a god? Even Feihuang only managed the feat of god-slaying after truly breaking through level 100, possessing god-like power, and mastering a God Domain.

Xun Yu shook his head. "Not the Eight Gates Golden Lock Array. That formation can only combine the power of the crowd, which is far from enough to break a Level One God's formation. But in this world, there is another kind of power that can contend with god-like power, and that is the power of nature."

"Therefore, this time, the grand formation I intend to set up is the final version of the Eight Gates Golden Lock Array—the Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies Array!"

(End of chapter)